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Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Promotion in the group New Media Publishing

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:41:59 +0000

Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Promotion in the group New Media Publishing:

Over on Podiobooks there are a series of authors who started in print and are using podcasting to grow their audiences and draw some attention to back catalogs.
There's a community over there to help people make the transition so don't be shy. The barriers to entry are very low. You don't need to [...]

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Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Promotion in the group New Media Publishing

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:32:31 +0000

Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Promotion in the group New Media Publishing:

"ts hard to think of things to really make me stand out."
This is exactly why I started podcasting my novels before I even *thought* about going to print. Not only did I get good feedback from my listeners, being in the much smaller pool of podcasting authors meant I wasn't competing against every other Dick [...]

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Nathan Lowell commented on the blog post Amazon v. Macmillan: Authors, Are You Backing The Right Horse?

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:26:20 +0000

Nathan Lowell commented on the blog post Amazon v. Macmillan: Authors, Are You Backing The Right Horse?

I’m not backing either of them.
Amazon’s pricing gauntlet was numb. The book market has long been based on cover margin pricing. They’re right in that the publishers are over-pricing ebooks, but instead of letting the market set the price — the same way a brick-n-mortar would — they chose to try to dictate cover [...]

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Nathan Lowell started the forum topic Say what? in the group New Media Publishing

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:45:23 +0000

Nathan Lowell started the forum topic Say what? in the group New Media Publishing:

One of the key things for me is to keep track of when people have mentioned me or my books. That usually means a blog post where they're written about me and when I find them, I often find a review that I can leave a "thank you" comment on. One of the most amusing [...]

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Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Evaluating eBook Schemes in the group New Media Publishing

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:17:37 +0000

Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Evaluating eBook Schemes in the group New Media Publishing:

I read mobi formatted books on my blackberry. I have a kindle that reads them, too. Reading on the phone is extremely convenient when i'm stuck in line at the grocery or in low light situations where reading on my kindle doesn't work well. I *do* read about 5x more on my actual kindle than [...]

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Nathan Lowell commented on the blog post Reviewing the Professional Review

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:53:03 +0000

Nathan Lowell commented on the blog post Reviewing the Professional Review

Congrats, Vicki!
Nice review and here’s hoping it gets you one more rung up the ladder.

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Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Knowledge of copyright law anyone? in the group A3: Authors Assisting Authors

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:13:54 +0000

Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Knowledge of copyright law anyone? in the group A3: Authors Assisting Authors:

you're welcome.
I *think* that if the organization is defunct, then enforcing an infringement claim would be a bit difficult. You can always put it the ebook up and be ready to pull it down if they issue a Cease and Desist
You've got a good defense with "Oh?! I thought you were out [...]

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Nathan Lowell and Mari Miniatt are now friends

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:10:22 +0000

Nathan Lowell and Mari Miniatt are now friends

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Nathan Lowell and seams are now friends

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:23:46 +0000

Nathan Lowell and seams are now friends

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Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Knowledge of copyright law anyone? in the group A3: Authors Assisting Authors

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:31:53 +0000

Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Knowledge of copyright law anyone? in the group A3: Authors Assisting Authors:

Academic publishing is such a scam.
IANAL but It should be in your original contract. I'm assuming you signed over copyright to the university press as a condition of publication, but the contract should have a boilerplate in there that says something like "if we go belly up, you get it back."
If you [...]

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Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Announcing Your Book, "What works?" in the group A3: Authors Assisting Authors

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:26:42 +0000

Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Announcing Your Book, "What works?" in the group A3: Authors Assisting Authors:

Look at http://podiobooks.com and http://community.podiobooks.com for active communities dedicated to podcasting longer works (novellas or bigger). If you produce a podcast of your book, you've got a ready made audience right there.

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Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Evaluating eBook Schemes in the group New Media Publishing

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:39:13 +0000

Nathan Lowell posted on the forum topic Evaluating eBook Schemes in the group New Media Publishing:

Smashwords. One upload. Many formats. Their store. Not sure of the traction there.

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Nathan Lowell and Rachael Gootnick are now friends

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:15:46 +0000

Nathan Lowell and Rachael Gootnick are now friends

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Nathan Lowell started the forum topic Monetization and New Media in the group New Media Publishing

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:37:06 +0000

Nathan Lowell started the forum topic Monetization and New Media in the group New Media Publishing:

Eric Hammel and I have been having a discussion in private that might be useful for others in this space to see and participate in. With his permission, I've pulled out some of the salient themes and reproduced them here. These are not the complete messages but specific points we've been discussing.
Eric has a back [...]

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